When Dennis Rodman did a tell-all interview with Playboy magazine in 1997: “Usually when I have sex, I’m in control, I’m dominant”
During his NBA career, Dennis Rodman was one of the most tenacious big men in the league. When it comes to rebounding, few have done better than him. In his 14 seasons, Rodman led the league in rebounds five different times.
Towards the end of the 1990's, Dennis Rodman was helping the Chicago Bulls complete a second three-peat. His hard-nosed defense and minimal need for the ball made him the perfect complement to Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
Along with being a one-of-a-kind player, Dennis Rodman's personality is unmatched. Even during his playing days, you never knew what he was going to do next. Some of his stunts included dying his hair in different colors and missing practice to compete in a professional wrestling program.
Back in 1997, the Hall of Fame big man did an interview with Playboy in which he discussed everything and anything. One of the topics even included his sex life.
"Look, I have sex a lot. Sometimes it’s just going through the motions. I’ve faked.
"Usually when I have sex I am in control, I’m dominant, but I’d like some woman to get on top of me and be in control for half an hour."
Dennis Rodman opens up on perfecting his craft
While not discussing his life off the court, Dennis Rodman did take some time to talk about basketball. More importantly, about how he focused on thriving in one key area.
To this day, when people talk about the best rebounders in NBA history, they talk about Rodman. In his 14 seasons, he averaged over ten rebounds per game in ten of them. Even at 38 years old, Rodman averaged 14.3 rebounds per game in his final season.
During the interview, he opened up about how he developed such good sense for grabbing the ball after it came off the rim.
"I study my craft. I can visualize the court, the ball and the action on the rim all at once. Never the other player. I think the game, not the people in it.
"Programming my mind. I study the people who shoot the ball. The way they like to shoot, where the ball likes to come off when they miss—you get a feel for it. Then when the game starts I can let my mind relax and go into that feel, the flow of the game."
This is also something he recently went in-depth on during ESPN's documentary "The Last Dance."
Between his specific skill set and eccentric personality, there will likely never be another player like Rodman again.